Category Archives: Edinburgh Trams

As the nation pauses to remember on Remembrance Day once again, Edinburgh Trams are one of a number of tramways which are carrying poppies on their vehicles. As well as the poppies the trams have also recently received new rosettes … Continue reading →

Some advertisers are happy to have the same advert sitting on a tram for months and even years on end, but then there are some such as Uniqlo who like a change! Edinburgh Trams 273 has been advertising the fashion … Continue reading →

With Edinburgh Trams continuing their support of Scottish Rugby for the Autumn Internationals series now underway with an intensive service to get the crowds to the matches they have announced a competition which could see you enjoy two matches later … Continue reading →

Edinburgh Trams are the latest tram operator in the UK to confirm that they will be offering free travel to members of the armed services to event on Remembrance Sunday (10th November) and Armistice Day (Monday 11th November).

There should now be no strikes impacting Edinburgh Trams services in the near future after an agreement was reached between the company and union members represented by Unite. Although there had been no strikes called because of the issue the … Continue reading →

A few weeks we reported how there were some new adverts now adorning trams in Edinburgh and in this pictorial article we take a look at a couple of those which weren’t pictured at the time. These two adverts are … Continue reading →

Edinburgh Trams services will continue to run through the night on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th October to help music fans get back from Terminal V Halloween, Scotland’s biggest electronic music festival. Trams will continue to run every 10 minutes … Continue reading →

Its been quite a week for Edinburgh Trams as they have won not one, not two but three awards at two separate ceremonies held in London. Included in the wins were Most Improved System at the Global Light Rail Awards … Continue reading →

If you’re catching a tram in Edinburgh from St Andrew Square on Friday 4th October you may think you’ve been transported to Rio de Janeiro with Brazilian entertainment on offer as a part of Edinburgh Trams partnership with the Rio … Continue reading →

It seems to have been a little while since we had a new advert on Edinburgh Trams and suddenly we have two more to report on! Both 257 and 260 have new designs and in this article we take a … Continue reading →

New figures published in the latest accounts for Edinburgh Trams have shown that the system recorded a £10.3 million operating loss in 2023. This is the sixth year in a row that a loss has been recorded, but most of … Continue reading →

Two members of the Edinburgh Trams team have been recognised internally with “You are Tramtastic” awards in recognition of their efforts to help entertain passengers during the Taylor Swift concerts earlier this summer at Murrayfield Stadium. Driver Jade Holden and … Continue reading →

A recent Freedom of Information (FOI) request made of Edinburgh Trams has revealed that since the system opened in May 2014 there have been 112 collisions with other road vehicles, four with cyclists and seven incidents involving pedestrians, leading to … Continue reading →

Cllr Stephen Jenkinson has been appointed as the new Transport and Environment Convener on the City of Edinburgh Council. Cllr Jenkinson replaces Scott Arthur who became MP for Edinburgh South West at the recent UK general election.